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Re: 2026 Fashion On The Ration Challenge
@PipneyJane - that sounds like the culprit! I'm not sure where you'd buy Bio-Tex, tbh. It's an enzyme soak, so there may be other brands that do the same job: dissolve it in warm water…9 -
Stonehouse £25.00 giftcard
Thanks Haribobo19, I won a £25.00 Stonehouse gift card from the Jet2 app competition. A great win with the school holidays coming up.6 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Good Morning MFW'rs It does seem like smoke alarms - for whatever reason - go off intermittently, irrespective of type or cost. That's made me feel better in that eschewing a label, and sav…5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
We have integrated alarms (buildings regulations requirement because we removed a wall between the kitchen and the stairs to the bedroom) and ours goes off randomly too. Most vexing. Probably could b…5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Heavens to Betsy! I've just been down a rabbit hole of smoke detector makes……. hey, guess what - irrespective of highly priced, or lowly priced, any make seems to have some units that will go of…5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
I'd forgotten about that lucielle - Thank you! I've just looked up their smoke alarm offering and interestingly - their 'basic' alarm single or two-pack were dearer than the bee&a…5 -
E: 11/07 Win videogame adaptation horror Exit 8 on Blu-ray
SCI FI NOW Answer - 8 (I guess 😄!!) https://www.scifinow.co.uk/competitions/win-videogame-adaptation-horror-exit-8-on-blu-ray/27 -
Re: Thank god we paid the mortgage off
Thanks beanielou. Gosh another week has passed. Been up very early most days and on the plot by 630am to water. I have muscles to rival popeye. Lots of seedlings have come through or planted the last…5 -
Re: Moving on
Another hot day - the highest I noticed around here was 27C, but I was fine travelling to work despite my concerns. The bus had all the windows open which made a big difference, then I didn't ha…5 -
Re: Moving on
Another meltingly hot day, at least it was out of doors. 29C again. DH and I decided against our planned outing, though the moors will probably be cooler than home. However, they may also be jam-pack…5
